Prospect

Occurrence in Dolores county in Colorado, United States with commodity Silver
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10190446
MAS/MILS ID 0080330006
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.00675, 37.70641 (WGS84)
Elevation 3262

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dolores(county)

Colorado(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rico(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

San Juan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Colorado Dolores

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 040 N 010 W 17 SW Colorado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.00675, 37.70641

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 12N
    Thickness 1.5M
    Area 1HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N80E:12N
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780615

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rico

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James Rychtarik
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1974

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT CONSISTS OF 10 CLAIMS- SECTIONS 17,18,19&20 T40N R1 THIS PROPERTY IS AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AN ORE BDY WHICH WAS B APART AND COVERED BY A MASSIVE SLIDE DURING THE TERTIARY OF THE SLIDE BLOCKS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY MINED AS THE P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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